I had come off of a post doc at Stanford a couple of years before we bought our first house. The sense of community around Stanford was appealing as was an under 10 minute commute. With a little sweat equity, our property value increased dramatically. For most of us who lived in the area at the time, our biggest wealth builder was our homes.

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